Over the past few weeks, it’s becoming obvious that not all of MAGA actually believes the poison they’ve been peddling. Not that it makes that poison any less toxic, or harder to clean up. Plenty of examples—with new ones popping up every day as we get closer to the midterms—but let’s start with a case […]
Tag: Blago
Posted inOn Politics
Soak the suckers
In the days since a Cook County jury declared Jussie Smollett guilty, guilty, guilty I’ve been wondering how Republicans will use the verdict to squeeze even more money from the suckers and saps who finance the MAGA cause. This ongoing shakedown of MAGA by MAGA is something I know a lot about. As I receive […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Shame, shame, shame
Blago, Donnie, Phyllis the anti-Fair Tax spokeswoman, and other shameful absurdities
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Under Barr’s thumb
Trump could teach Madigan and Burke a thing or two about corruption.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Who’s next—Burke? Madigan?
Why did Trump release Blago from prison? Let’s count the reasons.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rahm will probably use TIFs on the Old Main Post Office and Rezko Village
He hasn’t said he will, but don’t let that fool you.
Posted inBlogs
Take a listen to ‘Plutocrat (The Ballad of Bruce Rauner)’
Matt Farmer—lawyer by day, singer by night—is gonna be in a heap of trouble if the old sour puss, Bruce Rauner, sees that music video he made about him.
Posted inBlogs
Looks like Governor Quinn will have to save us from Mayor Rahm—again!
Let’s add Governor Quinn’s name to the long list of people Mayor Rahm won’t talk to.
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My name is Ben Joravsky and I am a lifelong Democrat
A true confession—my Democratic regrets
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“Never act as if you’re losing”
The most common response to the ongoing Blago media blitz – which is less a blitz, I guess, than a sustained war of attrition – is that he’d be well advised to shut up and let his lawyers speak for him. But this, from Phil Nugent, is kind of convincing: “What did Blagojevich really hope […]
Posted inBlogs
Looks like I picked the right week to keep working at the Reader
I realize I’m biased, but there’s some really, really good stuff this week.